July 2011 Newsletter

The last few months have been a very busy time here at illustrate inc. We have been delivering on enhancements and updates for existing clients as well as developing new products to bring to market.

One example of this was the launch of our OPUS Mobile solution with Foresters this past April. OPUS Mobile allows Foresters US-based agents to provide their clients with instantaneous product quote results in the palm of their hand, using their smartphones. Reaction to this new technology has been tremendously positive and we are looking to roll out this solution to new and existing clients.

For a number of years, the staff at illustrate inc have been involved with the World Partnership Walk, which is Canada’s largest fundraising event dedicated to raising funds and increasing awareness to fight global poverty. Recently our staff participated in the World Partnership Walk in downtown Toronto, and raised more than $1,700 towards this worthy cause.

On behalf of the entire staff here at illustrate inc, we wish you a happy and successful summer, and look forward to working with you in the coming weeks and months.

(Toronto, July 2011) Increasingly, life insurance agents and their customers, are using smartphone technology to get the information they want immediately at their fingertips. Insurance companies are looking for ways to increase their agents’ sales with mobile applications. illustrate inc, a leading developer of point-of-sale technology solutions for the North American life insurance industry, recently introduced OPUS Mobile — a mobile web-based application that can run on any smartphone, allowing financial advisors to quickly and easily obtain life insurance quotes in the palm of their hands and immediately share results with their clients.

TORONTO, April 20, 2011 – illustrate inc, a leading developer of point-of-sale technology solutions for the North American life insurance industry, and Foresters™, a life insurance provider committed to the well-being of families, have partnered to create Foresters Mobile Quotes, a new mobile application for use with selected Term and Whole Life products.

Designed to run on any web-enabled smartphone, Foresters Mobile Quotes allows agents to quickly and easily run life insurance quotes on their smartphone, making it an ideal tool to use in one-on-one meetings with clients.

“The World Partnership Walk” is our Official Corporate Fundraising Event. It is part of our corporate culture to assist those that are less fortunate, locally and around the world. The World Partnership Walk is Canada’s largest annual event dedicated to raising funds and increasing awareness to fight global poverty. illustrate inc is pleased to have raised $1,700 from employee and company donations to the World Partnership Walk.

Foresters announces $7 million partnership with non-profit KaBOOM! to build playgrounds in US and Canada

TORONTO, ON & WASHINGTON, DC, June 2, 2011 – The more time a family spends together at a community playground, the greater their sense of family well-being, according to a recent study conducted by Harris Interactive, and commissioned by ForestersTM, a life insurance provider committed to the well-being of families. The study includes the views of close to 1,200 parents of 2-12 year-old children in Canada to learn more about the role of community playgrounds in the current state of family time and family well-being.

Kingston, Ontario – The Empire Life Insurance Company (Empire Life) wants to
make it easier for Canadians to navigate the world of financial services.

The company has introduced a new visual identity as a signal that further changes are underway to provide customers with a higher level of expertise, and simple, easy-to-understand information and solutions.